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WA7 2JL

Halton Castle · Halton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Halton Castle
Local authority
Halton
Constituency
Runcorn and Helsby
Postcode district
WA7
Postcode sector
WA7 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA7 2ND 12 m
WA7 2NB 57 m
WA7 2YL 118 m
WA7 2XH 127 m
WA7 2HT 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA7 2JL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2006
Terminated
1 July 2006
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA7
Postcode sector
WA7 2
Latitude
53.339367
Longitude
-2.687749
British National Grid easting
354,304
British National Grid northing
382,715

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Halton · E06000006
Electoral ward
Halton Castle · E05013179
Parish or community
E43000006
Westminster constituency
Runcorn and Helsby · E14001455
Output area
E00062469
Lower layer super output area
Halton 010A · E01012381
Middle layer super output area
Halton 010 · E02002583

Postcode source versions

Explore WA7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
41
Secondary
4

  1. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    160 m

  2. Astmoor Primary School

    Community school

    298 m

  3. Bridgewater Park Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    368 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,848
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 840
  • Public order 212
  • Anti social behaviour 159
  • Criminal damage and arson 149
  • Drugs 122

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA7 2 residents
15,820

Age bands in WA7 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.4%

2,851 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

1,751 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.8%

3,841 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.7%

3,980 residents

Age 65 and over
19.8%

3,071 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE

    THE VILLAGE SQUARE, CASTLEFIELDS, RUNCORN, WA7 2ST

    ODS code N81019

    276 m

  • BROOKVALE PRACTICE

    HALLWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81096

    1.7 km

  • WEAVER VALE PRACTICE

    HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81054

    1.7 km

  • MURDISHAW

    GORSEWOOD ROAD, MURDISHAW, RUNCORN, WA7 6ES

    ODS code N81072

    2.4 km

  • GROVE HOUSE PRACTICE

    ST. PAULS HEALTH CENTRE, HIGH STREET, RUNCORN, WA7 1AB

    ODS code N81066

    3.0 km

  • TOWER HOUSE PRACTICE

    ST. PAULS HEALTH CENTRE, HIGH STREET, RUNCORN, WA7 1AB

    ODS code N81057

    3.0 km

  • NEWTOWN SURGERY

    OAKS PLACE, CALDWELL ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7GD

    ODS code N81064

    4.1 km

  • OAKS PLACE SURGERY

    WIDNES HEALTH CARE RESOURCE CENTRE, OAKS PLACE, CALDWELL ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7GD

    ODS code N81619

    4.1 km

  • PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA

    PEEL HOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA, PEEL HOUSE LANE, WIDNES, WA8 6TN

    ODS code N81045

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • The Barge

    BCT · Castlefields

    0.0 miles

  • The Barge

    BCT · Castlefields

    0.1 miles

  • Castlefields

    BCT · Halton Village

    0.1 miles

  • Castlefields

    BCT · Halton Village

    0.1 miles

  • Castlefields Ctr.

    BCT · Halton Village

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 010A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

988 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
10 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

56 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 160 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,848 published events cover 12 months, averaging 154 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 840 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.